TRIPOLI, Libya, July 8 (UPI) -- Libyan officials were counting voters' ballots Sunday, a day after the country's first democratic leadership election in 42 years.
National elections spokesman Nuri Abbar told a news conference in Tripoli Saturday night it was estimated 1.2 million people had voted during the day, the Tripoli Post said. There were 2.8 million eligible voters, the report said.